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Hawaii 2026

HB 1297

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Bonds, Procurement Code, Protests
Introduced / first action
2025-01-22 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Sets a time limit for submitting bid protests. Makes the seventy-five-day limit for issuing a written decision on protests apply to any contract awarded by competitive sealed bid or competitive sealed proposal. Caps the protest bond amount. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  2. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  4. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  5. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  6. Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Kim, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Gabbard, Fevella.

  7. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810).

    receipt

  8. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

    receipt

  9. House Conferees Appointed: Yamashita Chair; Takenouchi, Alcos.

  10. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    receipt

  11. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  12. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  13. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 756) in amended form (SD 1).

  14. Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1702) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  15. One Day Notice 04-08-25.

  16. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  19. Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1271) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

  20. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.

    reading-2, referral-committee

  21. The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. Re-Referred to GVO, WAM/JDC.

    referral-committee

  23. The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  24. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 353).

    introduction, receipt

  25. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  26. Referred to GVO, WAM.

    referral-committee

  27. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  28. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 994) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  29. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).

  30. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-26-25 10:50AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4

    referral-committee

  33. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  34. Pending introduction.

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